A trait that helps a living thing survive in its environment.
100
What is camouflage?
Color and markings that help an animal blend in with its surroundings.
200
What are some characteristics of reptiles?
Scales
Live on land
Use lungs to breathe
Cold-blooded
Lay eggs
200
What is an arthropod?
An animal with jointed legs.
200
What is a vascular plant?
A plant with a system of tubelike structures.
200
What is the purpose of different shaped bird beaks?
They are useful for the specific type of food that each bird eats.
200
What is a trait?
A trait is a characteristic of a living thing- like hair or eye color.
300
What are the five classes of vertebrates?
Fish
Amphibians
Mammals
Birds
Reptiles
300
What are two differences between spiders and insects?
Spiders- eight legs, spin silk, two main body parts
Insects- six legs, feelers, three main body parts
300
What are nonvascular plants and give an example.
Plants without the tubelike structures- mosses, hornworts, liverworts.
300
What are three adaptations that protect animals?
Camouflage (blending in)
Escape
Poison
300
What is an instinct?
An instinct is when an animal is born knowing how to do something already- like a baby crying, or a zebra running.
400
Are birds warm-blooded or cold-blooded?
Warm-blooded
400
What are some characteristics of arthropods? Give at least three.
Jointed legs
Largest group of invertebrates
Legs & bodies divided into sections
Exoskeleton
Ex. insects, spiders, crabs, shrimp
400
What do you know about vascular plants? What are their characteristics?
Can grow tall
The tubes connect the organs of the plant (leaves, stems, roots)
Example: bamboo, celery, grass, dandelions, trees, ferns
400
Why do animals migrate and hibernate? What's the difference?
Animals migrate or hibernate when the weather gets too cold and food is hard to find.
Migration is when animals go to a warmer place.
Hibernation is when animals rest in a warm place through the winter, like a cave.
400
What is mimicry? Give an example.
Mimicry is when a harmless animal adapts to look like one that predators find more dangerous.
500
What is the difference between warm-blooded and cold-blooded?
Warm-blooded means your body temperature remains the same no matter the environment
Cold-blooded means that your body temperature changes depending on your surroundings.
500
What are four other groups of invertebrates (not including arthropods)?
Sponges
Sea stars
Worms
Mollusks
500
What are some characteristics of nonvascular plants?
Small
Live in wet places
Often grow close together
500
What is the difference between a learned and an inherited (or instinctual) behavior? Give an example of each.
Learned must be taught to the animal by parents or others.
Inherited or Instinct is something that an animal is born knowing how to do.
500
What is mutualism? Give an example.
Mutualism is when two organisms work together for the benefit of each.